New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox Prediction 6-11-23 MLB Picks

The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees meet in an AL East division rivalry matchup in MLB action from Yankee Stadium on this week’s edition of Sunday Night Baseball. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Yankees are -130 home favorites while the Red Sox are +110 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Brayan Bello will start for the Red Sox and is 3-4 with a 3.97 ERA and 46 strikeouts this season. Clarke Schmidt will start for the Yankees and is 2-6 with a 4.96 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. 

Matchup History

New York’s 3-1 win over Boston on Saturday made it 8 wins in the last 10 head-to-head meetings for the Yankees in this head-to-head matchup. 

Trends

Boston is 2-5 in their last 7 games overall and 15-36 in their last 51 road games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 division games. New York is 13-6 in their last 19 game three matchups while the under is 6-2 in their last 8 home games. 

Pick

I’m not rushing to the window to bet this one, but I lean towards Boston here as I’m just not a fan of Clarke Schmidt whatsoever. The Yankees have the more imposing lineup on paper, but the Yankees just lack some bite in my opinion without Aaron Judge and I feel like this is a nice confidence booster spot with the current state of the Yankees. Brayan Bello hasn’t been that bad either so give me the Red Sox and the plus money for the value here.